iOS 13, iPadOS, macOS Catalina public betas are out

In a surprising move, Apple has opened its public beta program for iOS 13, iPadOSand macOS Catalina, just three weeks after unveiling the operating systems at WWDC19. Public betas are open to anyone (brave ones, naturally) who want to test early builds of OSes.

Before the announcement, anyone who wanted to test the beta versions needs to have a paid developer account.

Now that the public betas are available, anyone can get a taste of pre-release versions of iOS 13, iPadOS 13 and macOS Catalina.

A word of warning for you brave ones who are making the jump: it’s called a beta for a reason. It’s unfinished, it’s going to be riddled with bugs (probably), your devices will crash, battery life will likely be terrible, some apps may not work—just setting expectations here.

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Public betas have gotten much more stable over the years though, and from my experience with previous iOS and macOS public betas, they’ve been far from catastrophic.

Also, since you’ll be one of the early guinea pigs, do Apple a favour and provide feedback and report any bugs via the Feedback app.